Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-25

THE KNIGHTS TO rHE DISTINCT COMMISSIONERS.
The District Commissioners have received the
following letter from District Assembly No. Cd
Knights OF Labor:
about q year ago we called your attention 20
the acts or January l2, 1896, and March z lsH
Weoos Digest, 2s5 and $50. making eight hours
days labor aud two dollars q days pay for
lsocrefs employed by the city OF washington and
received an answer. and we are informed that the
CITY 1aborers still work more thsn ctght hours
ana receive less than two dollars per day. No.
70 MI Denharn wherein, as q reason for employing
the workhouse gang In the streets you refer 20 the
TO enforce the laws according 10 their obvious In
tent and purpose, we venture 90 call your attep-
tion again TO these neglected laws IN the hope
OF April s. ls47, were passed by the aldermen and
councflmen OF the corporation OF washington and
, We aT not Informed that they have ever been IA
that The public employees shall not be overworked
nor underpaid, and, 20 make the matter
is enacted. In our former communication we ex-
pressed an opinion that the national eight-hour
law R. $, sec 37ss, applicable 20 the District
n fairly construed We ARE stil OF that opinion.
II the Law is not we have stated our understand
Ing OF IL we win be glad 20 be corrected IN order
early day." Ths letter is signed by p T. Bowen,
Jos. Steiner, Z. I. jordan. ChAs. T. Wood James H.
Hill and Edwin N. Blake, who constitute the legisI
lative committee OF the assembly.
VIII ACCEPr rHE CALL TO ST PArI--Rey. Chas.
D. Andrews, ~ Christ church, East Washington
has decided 10 accept call from Christ chursh az
81. Paul. MIMI, where he viii receive $4,000 ppr
annum, considerably more than his present salary.
During the thirteen years OF his Passionate h~rU
the East Washington church has been very pros
porous
The PRINTER WHO SHOT Hrs FArHER-rr-IAw.-
To-day In the Police Court. Mr. Lavender called
for trial the VI James A. Clarke. the printer
who shot his father-fn-lsw, Ell Hart on the 9Th
instant, as published In THE STAB AT the time. The
guilty OF intent 10 KILL" lie said ne DESIRED &c
waive an examination, and the case sent 10
the grand jury; bonds 81 600.
ceived two Wills for probate ana record That VI
Mary A. Knapp, after providing for the payment
OF all debts and the purchase OF tonbstones for
the graves OF herself and husband, bequeathes
the residue or the estate 10 her immediate reia-
uves. John Parker Murphy, by his will leaves
his property 10 his widow during nfe, ana OF her
death II is TO be divided between Of her grand
nephewS
TUE LATE HENRY O. Noyrs-At meeting held
the following minute was made on the record al
the board Of trustees OF the Night Lodging House
association: prompted by o sense or public duty,
quickened by warm personal feeling, begotten III
tngJ0n Night Lodging House association ORDER 10
be placed upon record their grateful appreciation
or the great worth as q man and a citizen uI uhe
late Henry o. Noyes; and particularly do they as-
test 20 hts devotion TO the best Interests the
lodging house, whose able secretary he has been
kaf have been OF inestmsbie value 10 the assocfa-
ton: ordered, That copy Of this minute, duly At
tested by the officers OF the association. be for.
warded 10 the family OF the deceased"